FCC targets Big Tech with new regulatory fees

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The Federal Communications Commission is looking to hit Big Tech companies with new regulatory fees related to their high use of broadband facilitated by the agency — a sign of Washington’s growing skepticism of Silicon Valley wealth and power.

In a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from August, the commission announced a plan to collect regulatory fees from large tech companies that use unlicensed spectrum — free airwaves used for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

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